This past Thursday and Friday I had no school because it was the Dragon Boat Festival. The Dragon Boat Festival, called ''端午節 '' in mandarin, has an interesting story. The story is about Qu Yuan, a poet who disagreed with the Emperor of China hundreds of years ago. He jumped into a river with a great stone and drowned. People got in their boats to search for his body. This began the Dragon Boat Festival. Now people celebrate Qu Yuan by having boat races, eating special foods called rice dumplings, and families get together. I think it is very fun, especially because I have no homework.
On Thursday, morning my grandmother and I took my bike to the university to practice riding. I was both excited and scared, but I trusted my grandmother would be able to teach me. I started out fast, but I fell a couple times and got some cuts on my legs. At lunch time we went back inside, I wasn't perfect yet, but I was getting better.
On Friday morning we went back to the university to try again. I wasn't scared this time. I got better and better all morning. By the end of the morning I could ride without Grandma's help. I was very excited and I hope I can ride my bike to school someday.
